Nigerian, US forces kill over 20 ISWAP fighters

In early May 2024, U.S. special‑operations forces in northern Nigeria conducted an airstrike that killed more than 20 fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a Boko Haram offshoot. The strike was part of ongoing U.S. counter‑terrorism efforts to degrade ISWAP’s capability in the Lake Chad basin. Views Nigeria